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Hi, and welcome to my new website, Overcome Diabesity. I’m going to be using the word “diabesity” a lot in these videos and on this site. Diabesity is sort of shorthand for diabetes + obesity, as well as a constellation of other symptoms of metabolic disorder. When I use the word “diabetes” here, I’m referring to Type 2 diabetes.

Let me tell you a little bit about myself. My name’s Susanna Perkins. I’m in my middle fifties, married, with five grown children. A few years ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and I am medically obese. I carry about 50 extra pounds right now, which on my 5 foot nothing frame is a lot.
Since my diagnosis, I’ve learned that it’s actually possible to reverse and eliminate Type 2 diabetes.
That’s the road I want to invite you to go down with me.

I’m putting together a program for myself which includes three components: fitness, diet and nutrition, and what I call “brain health.” I’ll talk more about that later.

I’m starting with the fitness component, where I’m going to be using a program called PACE developed by a doctor here in Florida. Pace stands for Progressively Accelerating Cardiopulmonary Exertion, and Dr. Sears has proven that it helps patients improve their heart and lung health and shed unwanted fat.